Kwanzaa
Diwali
Modern Christmas
Traditional Christmas
Hannukah
100
The number of days Kwanzaa lasts.
What is Seven?
100
The month in which the Diwali festival typically starts.
What is October?
100
This Christmas song was released in 1994 and finally reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 nearly 25 years later due to streaming popularity.
What is "All I Want for Christmas is You" by Mariah Carey?
100
This traditional Christmas greenery, used in wreaths and garlands, was believed by ancient Europeans to protect homes from spirits during winter.
What is Holly?
100
This historical event is considered the central miracle of Hanukkah.
What is the menorah in the Second Temple burning for eight days on one day’s worth of oil?
200
The principle of Kwanzaa celebrated on the first day.
What is Umoja (Unity)?
200
These items are used to celebration Diwali nights. (one of two).
What are fireworks and firecrackers?
200
A major American retailer widely credited with launching the modern “holiday shopping season” frenzy through its major Black Friday promotions beginning in the early 2000s.
What is Walmart?
200
Before turkeys became common, this bird was the traditional Christmas feast centerpiece in medieval England.
What is a goose?
200
The meaning of the word “Hanukkah” in Hebrew.
What is dedication or rededication?
300
The beginning and end dates of Kwanzaa (months and days).
What is December 26 and January 1?
300
The number of days the Diwali festival lasts.
What is five?
300
This fictional figure, introduced in 2005, is said to “watch children” during December and magically move around homes at night.
Who is The Elf on the Shelf?
300
The number of days the Yule log, once an actual massive wooden log burned throughout the holiday, traditionally had to last to bring good luck.
What are twelve days--the full Yuletide season?
300
The number of candles (including the shamash) used over the full eight nights of Hanukkah.
What is 44?
400
The first Kwanzaa celebration started in this year.
What is 1966?
400
The primary day of Diwali occurs on the darkest day of the lunar month, the day of the ____ _____. (two words).
What is "new moon?"
400
This pop star may dethrone Mariah Carey as the queen of Christmas with the remake of the traditional Christmas song, "I'll Be Home For Christmas."
Who is Olivia Rodrigo?
400
The century in which the Catholic Church officially fixed December 25th as the date of Christmas.
What is the 4th?
400
This food is traditionally eaten during Hannukah because it is fried in oil.
What are latkes (jelly donuts)?
500
The three colors of Kwanzaa (red, black and green) represent these things. we need two of three.
What are people (black), their struggle (red), and the future/hope (green)?
500
The traditional act of sharing gifts and sweets during Diwali is meant to symbolize these things ("spreading…."). we need two of three.
What is joy, goodwill, and prosperity?
500
The year did Starbucks first release its modern lineup of seasonal holiday drinks, including the now-iconic Gingerbread Latte.
What is the year 2000?
500
The practice of hanging stockings is often traced to a historic European tradition involving children placing footwear by the hearth to receive small gifts.
What are Dutch and Germanic shoe-filling customs?
500
This special candle is used to light the other candles on the menorah.
What is the shamash?